With The List, American Songwriter details the best, the brightest, the most enduring, the worst, the most hated, and the most surprising songs ever–among many other qualifiers. If you’re looking for our definitive rankings on music, you’ll find them below.
CIRCA 1972: Entertainer Cher performs onstage in circa 1972. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
UNITED KINGDOM – DEC 02: ROYAL ALBERT HALL Photo of Kiki DEE and Elton JOHN, Elton John and Kiki Dee performing on stage (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH, 1993: Lead singer Thom Yorke of the British alternative rock band Radiohead poses for a portrait circa March, 1993 in New York, New York. (EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED USING A FILTER) (Photo by Bob Berg/Getty Images)
(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) Randy VanWarmer live at Nakano Sunplaza Hall, December 5, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images)
